1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 1999, with the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on April 3, 2000, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.

1999–00 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Connecticut Huskies[1]
Regular season	November 1999 – March 2000
NCAA Tournament	2000
Tournament dates	March 16 – April 3, 2000
National Championship	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Champions	Michigan State Spartans
Other champions	Wake Forest Demon Deacons (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

Season headlines

• The Mountain West Conference began play, with eight original members.
• The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 10. Chris Porter of Auburn was the leading vote-getter (53 of 65 votes). The rest of the team included Quentin Richardson of DePaul (46 votes), Mateen Cleaves of Michigan State (44), Scoonie Penn of Ohio State (44) and Terence Morris of Maryland (30).^[2]
• David Webber scored 51 points for Central Michigan on February 24, 2000, against Ball State. The total was the highest single-game point total of the season in regulation (second only to Eddie House, who had 61 points in a double-overtime game to tie Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Pacific-10 Conference record).^[3] The tally broke Larry Bird's 1977 McGuirk Arena single-game record performance of 45 points.^[4][5]
• Cincinnati was 28–2 and had been arguably the best team in the country when Player of the Year Kenyon Martin had a season-ending leg fracture three minutes into their first-round Conference USA tournament game against Saint Louis. The Bearcats lost that game and gave the NCAA Tournament selection committee a difficult decision to make about seeding. Ultimately, the Bearcats were made a No. 2 seed in the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and lost in the second round to Tulsa.^[6]
• Head coach Tom Izzo led Michigan State to its second national championship behind the play of the "Flintstones," a trio of players from Flint, Michigan. Mateen Cleaves, Morris Peterson and Charlie Bell led the Spartans to an 89–76 win over Florida, with Cleaves named Final Four Most Outstanding Player and Peterson also making the All-Tournament team.^[7]

Rules changes

• On uniforms, the use of the single-digit numbers "1" and "2" as player numbers was once again permitted. Their use had been prohibited since the 1957–58 season.^[8][9][10]

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP Poll November 9, 1999^[11] and the ESPN/USA Today Poll November 4, 1999.^[12]

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Connecticut (21) 2 Cincinnati (19) 3 Michigan State (20) 4 Auburn (4) 5 Ohio State (3) 6 North Carolina (3) 7 Temple (2) 8 Florida 9 Arizona 10 Duke 11 Kansas 12 UCLA 13 Stanford 14 Kentucky 15 Utah 16 Illinois 17 Syracuse 18 St. John's 19 Tennessee 20 DePaul 21 Texas 22 Oklahoma State 23 Purdue 24 Gonzaga 25 Miami (FL)

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Connecticut (9) 2 Michigan State (8) 3 Cincinnati (8) 4 Auburn 5 North Carolina (2) 6 Ohio State (2) 7 Temple 8 Florida 9 Arizona 10 Duke 11 Kansas 12 Kentucky 13 Stanford 14 UCLA 15 Utah 16 Tennessee 17 Syracuse 18 Illinois 19 St. John's 20 DePaul 21 Purdue 22 Texas 23 Maryland 24 Miami (FL) 25 Oklahoma State

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1999–2000 season.

School	Former conference	New conference
Air Force Falcons	Western Athletic Conference	Mountain West Conference
Alabama A&M Bulldogs	NCAA Division II	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Albany Great Danes	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division I independent
Belmont Bruins	NCAA Division II independent	NCAA Division I independent
BYU Cougars	Western Athletic Conference	Mountain West Conference
Centenary Gentlemen	Trans America Athletic Conference	NCAA Division I independent
Colorado State Rams	Western Athletic Conference	Mountain West Conference
Denver Pioneers	NCAA Division I independent	Sun Belt Conference
Elon Phoenix	NCAA Division II	Big South Conference
High Point Panthers	NCAA Division II	Big South Conference
Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Runnin' Rebels	Western Athletic Conference	Mountain West Conference
New Mexico Lobos	Western Athletic Conference	Mountain West Conference
Sacred Heart Pioneers	NCAA Division II	Northeast Conference
San Diego State Aztecs	Western Athletic Conference	Mountain West Conference
Stony Brook Seawolves	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division I independent
Utah Utes	Western Athletic Conference	Mountain West Conference
Wyoming Cowboys	Western Athletic Conference	Mountain West Conference

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Twenty-nine conferences concluded their seasons with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Ivy League and the Pacific-10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners generally received an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Mountain West Conference (MWC) began operation in 1999-2000 and its tournament winner did not receive an automatic bid, although UNLV, the winner of the inaugural MWC tournament, did receive an at-large bid.

Conference	Regular season winner[13]	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Hofstra	Craig "Speedy" Claxton, Hofstra[14]	2000 America East men's basketball tournament	Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Delaware) (Except Finals)	Hofstra[15]
Atlantic 10 Conference	Temple (East) Dayton (West)	Pepe Sanchez, Temple[16]	2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	The Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)	Temple[17]
Atlantic Coast Conference	Duke	Chris Carrawell, Duke[18]	2000 ACC men's basketball tournament	Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina)	Duke[19]
Big 12 Conference	Iowa State	Marcus Fizer, Iowa State[20]	2000 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri)	Iowa State[21]
Big East Conference	Syracuse & Miami	Troy Murphy, Notre Dame[22]	2000 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)	St. John's[23]
Big Sky Conference	Montana & Eastern Washington	Harold Arceneaux, Weber State[24]	2000 Big Sky men's basketball tournament	Dahlberg Arena (Missoula, Montana)	Northern Arizona[25]
Big South Conference	Radford	Jason Williams, Radford[26]	2000 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, North Carolina)	Winthrop
Big Ten Conference	Michigan State & Ohio State	Morris Peterson, Michigan State[27] (Coaches) A. J. Guyton, Indiana (Media)	2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament	United Center (Chicago, Illinois)	Michigan State
Big West Conference	Utah State (Eastern) Long Beach State (Western)	Mate Milisa, Long Beach State[28]	2000 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada)	Utah State
Colonial Athletic Association	James Madison & George Mason	George Evans, George Mason[29]	2000 CAA men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	UNC-Wilmington
Conference USA	Cincinnati (American) Tulane & South Florida (National)	Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati[30]	2000 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee)	Saint Louis[31]
Ivy League	Penn	Michael Jordan, Penn[32]	No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Siena	Tariq Kirksay, Iona[33]	2000 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Pepsi Arena (Albany, New York)	Iona[34]
Mid-American Conference	Bowling Green (East) Ball State & Toledo (West)	Anthony Stacey, Bowling Green[35]	2000 MAC men's basketball tournament	Gund Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Ball State[36]
Mid-Continent Conference	Oakland	Michael Jackson, UMKC[37]	2000 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament	Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, Indiana)	Oakland[38]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	South Carolina State	Damian Woolfolk, Norfolk State[39]	2000 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	South Carolina State[40]
Midwestern Collegiate Conference	Butler	Rashad Phillips, Detroit[41]	2000 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament	UIC Pavilion (Chicago, Illinois)	Butler
Missouri Valley Conference	Indiana State	Nate Green, Indiana State[42]	2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Creighton[43]
Mountain West Conference	UNLV & Utah	Alex Jensen, Utah[44]	2000 MWC men's basketball tournament	Earl Wilson Stadium (Las Vegas, Nevada)	UNLV[45]
Northeast Conference	Central Connecticut State	Rick Mickens, Central Connecticut State[46]	2000 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Sovereign Bank Arena (Trenton, New Jersey)	Central Connecticut State[47]
Ohio Valley Conference	Southeast Missouri State & Murray State	Aubrey Reese, Murray State[48]	2000 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee) (Semifinals and Finals)	Southeast Missouri State[49]
Pacific-10 Conference	Arizona & Stanford	Eddie House, Arizona State[50]	No Tournament
Patriot League	Lafayette & Navy	Brian Ehlers, Lafayette[51]	2000 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Kirby Sports Center (Easton, Pennsylvania)	Lafayette[52]
Southeastern Conference	Tennessee, Florida & Kentucky (East) LSU (West)	Dan Langhi, Vanderbilt (Coaches) Stromile Swift, LSU & Dan Langhi, Vanderbilt (AP)[53]	2000 SEC men's basketball tournament	Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)	Arkansas
Southern Conference	Appalachian State (North) College of Charleston (South)	Tyson Patterson, Appalachian State[54]	2000 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	BI-LO Center (Greenville, South Carolina)	Appalachian State[55]
Southland Conference	Sam Houston State	Mike Smith, Louisiana-Monroe[56]	2000 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum (Shreveport, Louisiana) (Semifinals & Finals)	Lamar
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Alcorn State	Adarrial Smylie, Southern[57]	2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Mississippi)	Jackson State
Sun Belt Conference	Louisiana-Lafayette & South Alabama	Gerrod Henderson, Louisiana Tech[58]	2000 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament	Alltel Arena (North Little Rock, Arkansas)	Louisiana-Lafayette[59]
Trans America Athletic Conference	Georgia State & Troy State	Detric Golden, Troy State[60]	2000 TAAC men's basketball tournament	Memorial Coliseum (Jacksonville, Florida)	Samford
West Coast Conference	Pepperdine	Kenyon Jones, San Francisco[61]	2000 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California)	Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference	Tulsa	Courtney Alexander, Fresno State[62]	2000 WAC men's basketball tournament	Selland Arena (Fresno, California)	Fresno State

Conference standings

1999–2000 America East Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Hofstra † 16 – 2   .889 24 – 7   .774 Maine 15 – 3   .833 24 – 7   .774 Delaware 14 – 4   .778 24 – 8   .750 Vermont 11 – 7   .611 16 – 12   .571 Drexel 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433 Towson 7 – 11   .389 11 – 17   .393 Hartford 6 – 12   .333 10 – 19   .345 Boston University 5 – 13   .278 7 – 22   .241 Northeastern 5 – 13   .278 7 – 21   .250 New Hampshire 2 – 16   .111 3 – 25   .107 † 2000 America East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	1999–2000 ACC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Duke † 15 – 1   .938 29 – 5   .853 No. 17 Maryland 11 – 5   .688 25 – 10   .714 Virginia 9 – 7   .563 19 – 12   .613 North Carolina 9 – 7   .563 22 – 14   .611 Wake Forest 7 – 9   .438 22 – 14   .611 NC State 6 – 10   .375 20 – 14   .588 Florida State 5 – 11   .313 13 – 17   .433 Georgia Tech 5 – 11   .313 13 – 17   .433 Clemson 4 – 12   .250 10 – 20   .333 † 2000 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[63]	1999–2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East No. 5 Temple † 14 – 2   .875 27 – 6   .818 St. Bonaventure 11 – 5   .688 21 – 10   .677 UMass 9 – 7   .563 17 – 16   .515 Fordham 7 – 9   .438 14 – 15   .483 Saint Joseph's 7 – 9   .438 13 – 16   .448 Rhode Island 2 – 14   .125 5 – 25   .167 West Dayton 11 – 5   .688 22 – 9   .710 Xavier 9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636 George Washington 9 – 7   .563 15 – 15   .500 Virginia Tech 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516 La Salle 5 – 11   .313 11 – 17   .393 Duquesne 4 – 12   .250 9 – 20   .310 † 2000 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[64]
1999–2000 Big 12 men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 6 Iowa State † 14 – 2   .875 32 – 5   .865 No. 15 Texas 13 – 3   .813 24 – 9   .727 No. 12 Oklahoma 12 – 4   .750 27 – 7   .794 No. 14 Oklahoma State 12 – 4   .750 27 – 7   .794 Kansas 11 – 5   .688 24 – 10   .706 Missouri 10 – 6   .625 18 – 13   .581 Colorado 7 – 9   .438 18 – 14   .563 Nebraska 4 – 12   .250 11 – 19   .367 Baylor 4 – 12   .250 14 – 15   .483 Texas A&M 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286 Texas Tech 3 – 13   .188 12 – 16   .429 Kansas State 2 – 14   .125 9 – 19   .321 † 2000 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[65]	1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 16 Syracuse 13 – 3   .813 26 – 6   .813 No. 23 Miami (FL) 13 – 3   .813 23 – 11   .676 No. 9 St. John's† 12 – 4   .750 25 – 8   .758 No. 20 Connecticut 10 – 6   .625 25 – 10   .714 Seton Hall 10 – 6   .625 22 – 10   .688 Villanova 8 – 8   .500 20 – 13   .606 Notre Dame 8 – 8   .500 22 – 15   .595 West Virginia 6 – 10   .375 14 – 14   .500 Georgetown 6 – 10   .375 19 – 15   .559 Rutgers 6 – 10   .375 15 – 16   .484 Pittsburgh 5 – 11   .313 13 – 15   .464 Providence 4 – 12   .250 11 – 19   .367 Boston College 3 – 13   .188 11 – 19   .367 † 2000 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2000[66] Rankings from AP poll	1999–2000 Big Sky men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Montana 12 – 4   .750 17 – 11   .607 Eastern Washington 12 – 4   .750 15 – 12   .556 Northern Arizona † 11 – 5   .688 20 – 11   .645 Cal State Northridge 10 – 6   .625 20 – 10   .667 Weber State 10 – 6   .625 18 – 10   .643 Portland State 7 – 9   .438 15 – 14   .517 Montana State 4 – 12   .250 12 – 17   .414 Sacramento State 3 – 13   .188 9 – 18   .333 Idaho State 3 – 13   .188 8 – 19   .296 † 2000 Big Sky tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[67]
1999–2000 Big South Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Radford 12 – 2   .857 18 – 10   .643 Winthrop † 11 – 3   .786 21 – 9   .700 Coastal Carolina 7 – 7   .500 10 – 18   .357 UNC Asheville 7 – 7   .500 11 – 18   .379 Elon* 7 – 7   .500 13 – 15   .464 High Point* 5 – 9   .357 11 – 17   .393 Liberty 4 – 10   .286 14 – 14   .500 Charleston Southern 3 – 11   .214 8 – 21   .276 † 2000 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament	1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Michigan State† 13 – 3   .813 32 – 7   .821 No. 25 Purdue 12 – 4   .750 24 – 10   .706 No. 21 Illinois 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688 No. 22 Indiana 10 – 6   .625 20 – 9   .690 Wisconsin 8 – 8   .500 22 – 14   .611 Iowa 6 – 10   .375 14 – 16   .467 Michigan 6 – 10   .375 15 – 14   .517 Penn State 5 – 11   .313 19 – 16   .543 Minnesota 4 – 12   .250 12 – 16   .429 Northwestern 0 – 16   .000 5 – 25   .167 No. 8 Ohio State* 11 – 3   .786 5 – 1   .833 † 2000 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Ohio State: 14 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed record: Ohio State (23–7) (13–3)[68]	1999–2000 Big West men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Division Utah State† 16 – 0   1.000 28 – 6   .824 New Mexico State 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688 Nevada 6 – 10   .375 9 – 20   .310 Idaho 6 – 10   .375 12 – 17   .414 Boise State 6 – 10   .375 12 – 15   .444 North Texas 5 – 11   .313 7 – 20   .259 West Division Long Beach State 15 – 1   .938 24 – 6   .800 UC Santa Barbara 10 – 6   .625 14 – 14   .500 UC Irvine 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500 Pacific 6 – 10   .375 11 – 18   .379 Cal Poly 5 – 11   .313 10 – 18   .357 Cal State Fullerton 3 – 13   .188 8 – 19   .296 † 2000 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2000[69] Rankings from AP poll
1999–2000 CAA men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT George Mason 12 – 4   .750 19 – 11   .633 James Madison 12 – 4   .750 20 – 9   .690 Richmond 11 – 5   .688 18 – 12   .600 UNC Wilmington † 8 – 8   .500 18 – 13   .581 VCU 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500 Old Dominion 6 – 10   .375 11 – 19   .367 William & Mary 6 – 10   .375 11 – 17   .393 American 5 – 11   .313 11 – 18   .379 East Carolina 5 – 11   .313 10 – 18   .357 † 2000 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[70]	1999–2000 Conference USA men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT American No. 7 Cincinnati 16 – 0   1.000 29 – 4   .879 Louisville 10 – 6   .625 19 – 12   .613 DePaul 9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636 Marquette 8 – 8   .500 15 – 14   .517 Saint Louis † 7 – 9   .438 19 – 14   .576 Charlotte 7 – 9   .438 17 – 16   .515 National Tulane 8 – 8   .500 20 – 11   .645 South Florida 8 – 8   .500 17 – 14   .548 Southern Miss 7 – 9   .438 17 – 12   .586 UAB 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500 Memphis 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484 Houston 2 – 14   .125 9 – 22   .290 † 2000 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[71]	1999–2000 Ivy League men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Penn 14 – 0   1.000 21 – 8   .724 Princeton 11 – 3   .786 19 – 11   .633 Columbia 7 – 7   .500 13 – 14   .481 Harvard 7 – 7   .500 12 – 15   .444 Dartmouth 5 – 9   .357 9 – 18   .333 Yale 5 – 9   .357 7 – 20   .259 Brown 4 – 10   .286 8 – 19   .296 Cornell 3 – 11   .214 10 – 17   .370 Rankings from AP Poll[72]
1999–2000 MAAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Siena 15 – 3   .833 24 – 9   .727 Iona † 13 – 5   .722 20 – 11   .645 Fairfield 11 – 7   .611 14 – 15   .483 Marist 10 – 8   .556 14 – 14   .500 Niagara 10 – 8   .556 17 – 12   .586 Manhattan 9 – 9   .500 12 – 15   .444 Rider 8 – 10   .444 16 – 14   .533 Canisius 8 – 10   .444 10 – 20   .333 Loyola (MD) 4 – 14   .222 7 – 21   .250 Saint Peter's 2 – 16   .111 5 – 23   .179 † 2000 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[73]	1999–2000 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Bowling Green 14 – 4   .778 22 – 8   .733 Kent State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 8   .742 Akron 11 – 7   .611 17 – 11   .607 Marshall 11 – 7   .611 21 – 9   .700 Ohio 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606 Miami 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500 Buffalo 3 – 15   .167 5 – 23   .179 West Ball State† 11 – 7   .611 22 – 9   .710 Toledo 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581 Eastern Michigan 9 – 9   .500 15 – 13   .536 Northern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464 Western Michigan 6 – 12   .333 10 – 18   .357 Central Michigan 2 – 16   .111 6 – 23   .207 † 2000 MAC tournament winner As of [74] Rankings from AP Poll	1999–2000 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Oakland 11 – 5   .688 13 – 17   .433 Valparaiso † 10 – 6   .625 19 – 13   .594 Southern Utah 10 – 6   .625 16 – 13   .552 Missouri–Kansas City 10 – 6   .625 16 – 13   .552 Youngstown State 9 – 7   .563 12 – 16   .429 Oral Roberts 8 – 8   .500 13 – 17   .433 Chicago State 7 – 9   .438 10 – 18   .357 IUPUI 4 – 12   .250 7 – 21   .250 Western Illinois 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267 † 2000 Mid-Con Tournament[75] winner
1999–2000 MEAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Carolina State † 14 – 5   .737 20 – 14   .588 Hampton 13 – 5   .722 17 – 12   .586 Coppin State 13 – 5   .722 15 – 15   .500 Bethune–Cookman 12 – 6   .667 14 – 15   .483 Norfolk State 11 – 7   .611 12 – 16   .429 North Carolina A&T 11 – 8   .579 14 – 15   .483 Maryland Eastern Shore 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414 Florida A&M 7 – 11   .389 9 – 22   .290 Delaware State 5 – 13   .278 6 – 22   .214 Morgan State 5 – 13   .278 5 – 24   .172 Howard 1 – 17   .056 1 – 27   .036 † 2000 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[76]	1999–2000 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Butler † 12 – 2   .857 23 – 8   .742 Cleveland State 9 – 5   .643 16 – 14   .533 Detroit 8 – 6   .571 20 – 12   .625 Green Bay 6 – 8   .429 14 – 16   .467 Milwaukee 6 – 8   .429 15 – 14   .517 Wright State 6 – 8   .429 11 – 17   .393 UIC 5 – 9   .357 11 – 20   .355 Loyola Chicago 4 – 10   .286 14 – 14   .500 † 2000 MCC tournament winner	1999–2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Indiana State 14 – 4   .778 22 – 10   .688 Southwest Missouri State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676 Southern Illinois 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606 Creighton † 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697 Bradley 10 – 8   .556 14 – 16   .467 Evansville 9 – 9   .500 18 – 12   .600 Northern Iowa 7 – 11   .389 14 – 15   .483 Illinois State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333 Wichita State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 17   .414 Drake 4 – 14   .222 11 – 18   .379 † 2000 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[77]
1999–2000 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UNLV † 10 – 4   .714 23 – 8   .742 Utah 10 – 4   .714 23 – 9   .719 New Mexico 9 – 5   .643 18 – 14   .563 Colorado State 8 – 6   .571 18 – 12   .600 Wyoming 8 – 6   .571 19 – 12   .613 BYU 7 – 7   .500 22 – 11   .667 Air Force 4 – 10   .286 8 – 20   .286 San Diego State 0 – 14   .000 5 – 23   .179 † 2000 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[78]	1999–2000 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Central Connecticut † 15 – 3   .833 25 – 6   .806 Fairleigh Dickinson 13 – 5   .722 17 – 11   .607 Robert Morris 13 – 5   .722 18 – 12   .600 St. Francis Brooklyn 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600 Quinnipiac 12 – 6   .667 18 – 10   .643 Monmouth 9 – 9   .500 12 – 16   .429 Saint Francis (PA) 7 – 11   .389 10 – 18   .357 Mount St. Mary's 7 – 11   .389 9 – 20   .310 UMBC 7 – 11   .389 11 – 18   .379 Wagner 6 – 12   .333 11 – 16   .407 Long Island 5 – 13   .278 8 – 19   .296 Sacred Heart 2 – 16   .111 3 – 25   .107 † 2000 NEC tournament winner	1999–2000 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Murray State 14 – 4   .778 23 – 9   .719 Southeast Missouri State † 14 – 4   .778 24 – 7   .774 Tennessee Tech 11 – 7   .611 16 – 12   .571 Eastern Illinois 11 – 7   .611 17 – 12   .586 Austin Peay 11 – 7   .611 18 – 10   .643 Middle Tennessee 10 – 8   .556 15 – 13   .536 UT Martin 7 – 11   .389 10 – 19   .345 Tennessee State 6 – 12   .333 7 – 22   .241 Morehead State 4 – 14   .222 9 – 18   .333 Eastern Kentucky 2 – 16   .111 6 – 21   .222 † 2000 Ohio Valley Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[79]
1999–2000 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 8 Arizona 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794 No. 5 Stanford 15 – 3   .833 27 – 4   .871 Oregon 13 – 5   .722 22 – 8   .733 No. 23 UCLA 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636 Arizona State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 12   .600 USC 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533 California 7 – 11   .389 16 – 14   .533 Oregon State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 16   .448 Washington 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333 Washington State 1 – 17   .056 6 – 22   .214 As of July 26, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll[80]	1999–2000 Patriot League men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Navy 11 – 1   .917 23 – 6   .793 Lafayette † 11 – 1   .917 24 – 7   .774 Bucknell 8 – 4   .667 17 – 11   .607 Colgate 4 – 8   .333 13 – 16   .448 Holy Cross 3 – 9   .250 10 – 18   .357 Lehigh 3 – 9   .250 8 – 21   .276 Army 2 – 10   .167 5 – 23   .179 † 2000 Patriot League tournament winner	1999–2000 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East No. 13 Florida 12 – 4   .750 29 – 8   .784 No. 11 Tennessee 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788 No. 19 Kentucky 12 – 4   .750 23 – 10   .697 Vanderbilt 8 – 8   .500 19 – 11   .633 South Carolina 5 – 11   .313 15 – 17   .469 Georgia 3 – 13   .188 10 – 20   .333 West No. 10 LSU 12 – 4   .750 28 – 6   .824 No. 24 Auburn 9 – 7   .563 24 – 10   .706 Arkansas † 7 – 9   .438 19 – 15   .559 Alabama 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448 Ole Miss 5 – 11   .313 19 – 14   .576 Mississippi State 5 – 11   .313 14 – 16   .467 † 2000 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1999–2000 Southern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Appalachian State† 13 – 3   .813 23 – 9   .719 Davidson 10 – 6   .625 15 – 13   .536 UNC Greensboro 9 – 7   .563 15 – 13   .536 East Tennessee State 8 – 8   .500 14 – 15   .483 Western Carolina 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500 VMI 1 – 15   .063 6 – 23   .207 South College of Charleston 13 – 3   .813 24 – 6   .800 Georgia Southern 10 – 6   .625 16 – 12   .571 Wofford 8 – 8   .500 14 – 16   .467 Chattanooga 6 – 10   .375 10 – 19   .345 The Citadel 5 – 10   .333 9 – 20   .310 Furman 5 – 10   .333 14 – 18   .438 † SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2000 Rankings from AP poll	1999–2000 Southland Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Sam Houston State 15 – 3   .833 22 – 7   .759 Louisiana–Monroe 13 – 5   .722 19 – 9   .679 UTSA 12 – 6   .667 15 – 13   .536 Northwestern State 11 – 7   .611 17 – 13   .567 Texas–Arlington 11 – 7   .611 15 – 12   .556 Lamar † 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484 Southwest Texas State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414 Nicholls State 8 – 10   .444 11 – 17   .393 Southeastern Louisiana 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370 McNeese State 5 – 13   .278 6 – 21   .222 Stephen F. Austin 3 – 15   .167 6 – 21   .222 † 2000 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[81]	1999–2000 SWAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Alcorn State 15 – 3   .833 19 – 10   .655 Alabama A&M 14 – 4   .778 18 – 10   .643 Southern 14 – 4   .778 18 – 11   .621 Texas Southern 10 – 8   .556 15 – 14   .517 Jackson State † 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515 Alabama State 10 – 8   .556 13 – 15   .464 Mississippi Valley State 7 – 11   .389 6 – 21   .222 Prairie View A&M 5 – 13   .278 7 – 20   .259 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 5 – 13   .278 6 – 21   .222 Grambling State 0 – 18   .000 1 – 30   .032 † 2000 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[82]
1999–2000 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Alabama 13 – 3   .813 20 – 10   .667 Louisiana–Lafayette † 13 – 3   .813 25 – 9   .735 Louisiana Tech 12 – 4   .750 21 – 8   .724 Florida International 9 – 7   .563 16 – 14   .533 Western Kentucky 8 – 8   .500 11 – 18   .379 Arkansas State 7 – 9   .438 10 – 18   .357 New Orleans 6 – 10   .375 11 – 18   .379 Denver 3 – 13   .188 6 – 22   .214 Arkansas-Little Rock 1 – 15   .063 4 – 24   .143 † 2000 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1999–2000 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Troy State 13 – 5   .722 17 – 11   .607 Georgia State 13 – 5   .722 17 – 12   .586 Samford † 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656 Jacksonville State 12 – 6   .667 17 – 11   .607 UCF 10 – 8   .556 14 – 18   .438 Campbell 10 – 8   .556 12 – 16   .429 Stetson 8 – 10   .444 13 – 15   .464 Mercer 7 – 11   .389 12 – 21   .364 Jacksonville 5 – 13   .278 8 – 19   .296 Florida Atlantic 0 – 18   .000 2 – 28   .067 † 2000 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1999–2000 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Pepperdine 12 – 2   .857 25 – 9   .735 Gonzaga † 11 – 3   .786 26 – 9   .743 San Diego 10 – 4   .714 20 – 9   .690 Santa Clara 9 – 5   .643 19 – 12   .613 San Francisco 7 – 7   .500 19 – 9   .679 Portland 4 – 10   .286 10 – 18   .357 Saint Mary's 3 – 11   .214 8 – 20   .286 Loyola Marymount 0 – 14   .000 2 – 26   .071 † 2000 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	1999–2000 WAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 18 Tulsa 12 – 2   .857 32 – 5   .865 Fresno State † 11 – 3   .786 24 – 10   .706 SMU 9 – 5   .643 21 – 9   .700 TCU 8 – 6   .571 18 – 14   .563 San Jose State 6 – 8   .429 15 – 15   .500 Hawaii 5 – 9   .357 17 – 12   .586 UTEP 4 – 10   .286 13 – 15   .464 Rice 1 – 13   .071 5 – 22   .185 † 2000 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[83]

Division I independents

Five schools played as Division I independents.^[84]

1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Texas–Pan American - – -   – 12 – 16   .429 Albany - – -   – 11 – 17   .393 Centenary - – -   – 10 – 18   .357 Belmont - – -   – 7 – 21   .250 Stony Brook - – -   – 6 – 23   .207 Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

Conference	Regular season winner	Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5	Temple & Villanova	Pepe Sánchez, Temple

After eight seasons in which each of Philadelphia Big 5 member played only two games against other Big 5 schools each year, the Big 5 returned to a full round-robin schedule in which each team met each other team once, a format it had used from its first season of competition in 1955–56 through the 1990–91 season. Temple and Villanova both finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Courtney Alexander	Fresno St.	24.8		Darren Phillip	Fairfield	14.0		Mark Dickel	UNLV	9.0		Carl Williams	Liberty	3.8
SirValiant Brown	George Washington	24.6		Josh Sankes	Holy Cross	11.9		Doug Gottlieb	Oklahoma St.	8.6		Rick Mickens	C. Conn. St.	3.6
Ronnie McCollum	Centenary	23.8		Larry Abney	Fresno St.	11.8		Chico Fletcher	Arkansas St.	8.3		Pepe Sanchez	Temple	3.4
Eddie House	Arizona St.	23.0		Shaun Stonerook	Ohio	11.7		Brandon Granville	USC	8.3		Fred House	Southern Utah	3.4
Harold Arceneaux	Weber St.	23.0		Jarrett Stephens	Penn St.	10.5		Ed Cota	North Carolina	8.1		Eric Coley	Tulsa	3.3

Blocked shots per game				Field-goal percentage				Three-Point FG percentage				Free-throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Ken Johnson	Ohio St.	5.4		Brendan Haywood	North Carolina	69.7		Jonathan Whitworth	Middle Tenn. St.	50.5		Clay McKnight	Pacific	94.9
Wojciech Myrda	LA-Monroe	5.1		John Whorton	Kent St.	63.6		Jason Thornton	Central Florida	49.5		Troy Bell	Boston College	89.4
Loren Woods	Arizona	3.9		Joel Przybilla	Minnesota	61.3		Aki Palmer	Colorado St.	49.0		Lee Nosse	Middle Tenn. St.	89.2
Joel Przybilla	Minnesota	3.9		Stromile Swift	LSU	60.8		Pete Conway	Montana St.	48.9		Khalid El-Amin	UConn	89.2
Sitapha Savane	Navy	3.8		Patrick Chambers	AR-Pine Bluff	60.6		Stephen Brown	Idaho St.	48.9		Brad Buddenborg	Oakland	89.2

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Final Four – RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

The RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, was the site of the Final Four and Championship game to end the 1999–2000 season.

	National semifinals					National championship game
	E5	Florida	71
	S8	North Carolina	59
						E5	Florida	76
						M1	Michigan State	89
	M1	Michigan State	53
	W8	Wisconsin	41

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2000 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

	Semifinals				Finals
	Penn State	52
	Notre Dame	73
					Notre Dame	61
					Wake Forest	71
	N.C. State	59
	Wake Forest	62			Third place
					Penn State	74
					N.C. State	72

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 2000 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Chris Carrawell	F	Senior	Duke
Marcus Fizer	F	Junior	Iowa State
A.J. Guyton	G	Senior	Indiana
Kenyon Martin	C/F	Senior	Cincinnati
Chris Mihm	C	Junior	Texas
Troy Murphy	F	Sophomore	Notre Dame

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Courtney Alexander	G/F	Senior	Fresno State
Shane Battier	F	Junior	Duke
Mateen Cleaves	G	Senior	Michigan State
Scoonie Penn	G	Senior	Ohio State
Morris Peterson	F	Senior	Michigan State
Stromile Swift	F/C	Sophomore	Louisiana State

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
• Naismith Award: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
• NABC Player of the Year: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: Jason Gardner, Arizona
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Jason Williams, Duke

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Larry Eustachy, Iowa State
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Larry Eustachy, Iowa State
• NABC Coach of the Year: Gene Keady, Purdue
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Montgomery, Stanford
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Bob Huggins, Cincinnati & Bill Self, Tulsa

Other major awards

• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Marcus Fizer, Iowa State
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Shane Battier, Duke & Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Scoonie Penn, Ohio State
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Pepe Sanchez, Temple
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Craig "Speedy" Claxton, Hofstra
• Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Eduardo Nájera, Oklahoma

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.^[85]

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Air Force	Reggie Minton		Joe Scott	Air Force hired Pete Carril disciple Scott to install the Princeton offense.
Albany	Scott Hicks		Scott Beeton
American	Art Perry		Jeff Jones	American tabbed former Virginia coach Jones.
Appalachian State	Buzz Peterson		Houston Fancher
Arkansas-Little Rock	Sidney Moncrief		Porter Moser	Arkansas legend Moncrief left after only one season to become an assistant with the Dallas Mavericks.
Ball State	Ray McCallum		Tim Buckley	McCallum left his alma mater for Houston. Wisconsin assistant Buckley was tapped to replace him.
Butler	Barry Collier		Thad Matta	Collier left for Nebraska, turning the program over to top assistant Matta.
Cal State Fullerton	Bob Hawking		Donny Daniels
Charleston Southern	Tom Conrad		Jim Platt
Colorado State	Ritchie McKay		Dale Layer
Cornell	Scott Thompson		Steve Donahue
Delaware	Mike Brey		David Henderson	Brey left to take the Notre Dame job and was replaced by former Duke player and assistant coach Henderson.
Delaware State	Tony Sheals		Greg Jackson
Eastern Kentucky	Scott Perry		Travis Ford	EKU hired former Kentucky player Ford.
Eastern Michigan	Milton Barnes		Jim Boone
Eastern Washington	Steve Aggers		Ray Giacoletti
Florida International	Shakey Rodriguez		Donnie Marsh
Georgia Tech	Bobby Cremins		Paul Hewitt	Cremins stepped down after 19 seasons and resurrecting the Yellow Jackets program.
Hartford	Paul Brazeau		Larry Harrison
Houston	Clyde Drexler		Ray McCallum	Houston legend Drexler left after two disappointing seasons at the helm.
Howard	Kirk Saulny	Billy Coward	Frankie Allen	Saulny was fired midseason after an investigation found that he had broken NCAA and school rules.[86]
Illinois	Lon Kruger		Bill Self	Kruger left for the head coaching position with the Atlanta Hawks
Indiana	Bob Knight	Mike Davis		Knight was fired on September 10, 2000, after an altercation with an IU student – a violation of the "zero tolerance" agreement he was under. Assistant Davis was hired as interim coach, then given the permanent job after the 2000–01 season.
Jacksonville State	Mark Turgeon		Mark LaPlante
Kansas State	Tom Asbury		Jim Wooldridge
Loyola (MD)	Dino Gaudio		Scott Hicks	Gaudio resigned after three seasons and was replaced by Albany head man Hicks.
Loyola Marymount	Charles Bradley		Steve Aggers
Memphis	Johnny Jones		John Calipari	Memphis made a big name hire by bringing in former UMass and New Jersey Nets coach Calipari.
Miami (FL)	Leonard Hamilton		Perry Clark	Miami hired former Tulane boss Clark after Hamilton left to coach the Washington Wizards.
UMKC	Bob Sundvold		Dean Demopoulos
Nebraska	Danny Nee		Barry Collier	Nebraska fired Nee and hired Butler's Collier.
North Carolina	Bill Guthridge		Matt Doherty	Guthridge retired after three seasons. Doherty was hired after a lengthy search that followed Kansas' Roy Williams staying in Lawrence.
Northwestern	Kevin O'Neill		Bill Carmody	Northwestern brought in Princeton coach Carmody to replace O'Neill, who left for an assistant coach position with the New York Knicks.
Notre Dame	Matt Doherty		Mike Brey	Doherty left South Bend after only one year.
Oregon State	Eddie Payne		Ritchie McKay	Payne was fired unexpectedly and replaced by Colorado State's McKay.
Princeton	Bill Carmody		John Thompson III	Top aide Thompson III was hired to replace Carmody.
Robert Morris	Jim Boone		Danny Nee
Sacramento State	Tom Abatemarco		Jerome Jenkins
Siena	Paul Hewitt		Louis Orr	Siena hires former Syracuse star Orr.
St. Peter's	Rodger Blind		Bob Leckie
Southwest Texas State	Mike Miller		Dennis Nutt
Stephen F. Austin	Derek Allister		Danny Kaspar
Tennessee State	Frankie Allen		Nolan Richardson III	Tennessee State hired the son of National championship coach Nolan Richardson.
Tulane	Perry Clark		Shawn Finney	Tulane tapped Kentucky assistant Finney after losing Clark to Miami.
Tulsa	Bill Self		Buzz Peterson	Tulsa tapped Appalachian State's Peterson after losing Self to Illinois.
Western Carolina	Phil Hopkins		Steve Shurina
Western Michigan	Bob Donewald		Robert McCullum
Wichita State	Randy Smithson		Mark Turgeon
William & Mary	Charlie Woollum		Rick Boyages	Woollum retired after 25 seasons as a head coach. The Tribe hired Ohio State assistant Boyages.